Epic Conditions

It's hard to imagine how the conditions could get any better up north. The Snow Detective stayed at the Mt. Washington Hotel with Mrs. Snow Detective last weekend and had a great time. We skied both days at Bretton Woods and the snow was just fabulous.

On Saturday there was a few inches of fresh powder and then three more overnight to make excellent morning conditions Sunday with sunny skies. Then it got even better. It started to snow hard and by last runs Sunday afternoon we were skiing in five inches of fresh powder!!! This was some of the best skiing I've ever had in New England.

Forecasts for this week call for more snow, so February vacation should be prime.

As for the Mt. Washington Hotel, it's an elegant grand dame. We'd recommend it to anyone who wants to experience New England as it was in the early 1900s. The hotel is gorgeous both inside and out, only to be topped by the views of Mt. Washington out the panoramic windows. We found an excellent deal online--$200/night for a couple to ski and stay. Mt. Washington Hotel.

We'd also recommend Bretton Woods to anyone interested in a mellow ski experience. The mountain doesn't have much of a slope to it with plenty of easy greens and blues. We would have been bored in about half an hour, if not for the glade skiing. They've opened up quite a lot of intermediate glades that aren't very hard, but are beautiful and fun to ski. It's also very family oriented with lots and lots of young families all around.